Collapsible tool box



March 4, 1924. C.` M. LANGNESS coLLAPsIBLE TooL B0X Filed March 50. 1925 atbozmg Patented Mar. 4, 1924. Y

UNITED-STATES CHARLES M. LANGNESS, OF DULUTH, MINNESOTA.

COLLAPSIBLE TOOL BOX.

Application filed March 30, 1923. Serial No. 628,722.

To all lwhom t may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES M. LANGNESS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Duluth, in the county of St. Louis and State of Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Collapsible( Tool Boxes, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the f accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to tool boxes and has particular reference to a collapsible tool box applicable to a carpenters use and the object of this invention is to makesuch a tool box which may be folded into the least space possible.

Still further objects of the invention will appear in the further description, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and nally pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings, Figure l is a side elevation of the tool box, partly broken away for convenience in illustration;

Figure 2 is a top plan view of the same;

Figure 3 .isa sectional View on the line 3 3 Figure 2, and

Figure 4 is a similar view to Figure 3 with the exception that the box is completely folded.

l represents the base of the box to which the end portions of the box are securely hinged, the ends being illustrated at 2 and 3. The sides of the box are made up of two portions each, the portions of each side being hinged together as at 4 for the side. 5, and at 6 for the side 7. The lower portions of the sides5 and 7 are securely nailed or otherwise fastened to the base 1, thus permitting the upper portions to fold inwardly upon the hinges 4 and 6; and the lower portion of the side 5 is just twice in width the depth of the bottom 1, while the lowerV portion of the side 7 is three times the depth of the bottom, the purpose of which will appear latter.

Adjacent one end of the box is hingedly fixed, as at 8, to the bottom 1, the saw supporting rack 9, it having two vertical cuts therein for the purpose of nesting ktwo hand saws when desired. The rack 9 may be held in vertical position by being raised on its hinges till it hits the stop l0 fixed to the side 5, and the pivotally mounted member 11 holds the rack in its vertical position.

The upper ends of the ends of the box are securely reinforced by having a sheet metal band folded thereover and fixed thereto, and through which the holding bolts l2 may be placed, the same extending through suitable'holes in the vsides of the box for the purpose, thus rigidly holding the box in position for the reception of tools or whatever it is desired to carry therein. Fixed in each reinforcing band is aV suitable handle to which a rope or strap may be attached to permit the same to be carried by swinging from the shoulder, as is common.

To fold the box up as illustrated in Figure 4, the bolts 12 will be removed Vand the ends2 and 3 folded down flatly` against the bottom 1 of the box, the brace or meniber 11 reversed on its pivotal point and folded downwardly against the bottom as well as the rack 9, when the side 5 will be folded over upon the two ends and rack, and

then the side 7 folds over upon the side '5, thus permitting` the same to be stowed away in the least space possible.

It is obvious that other racks may .be installed such as one for the reception of chisels, screw drivers, and. the like, and other` modifications, within the scope of the appended claims, may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention.v

sol f Having thus described my invention,what Y the bottom and foldable inwardlyV thereupon, sides hingedly united above the bottom and foldable inwardly upon the ends, a rack hingedly united to the bottom for erection adjacent one side when upright, a brace pivotally united to the interior of the box below the hinged portion of the side adjacent the rack for engagement with .the rack when upright, and means for securely uniting the sides and ends of the box when upright. 10

In testimony whereof I hereunto aix my signature.

CHARLES M. LANGNESS. 

